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138 Q. 6. — But who has not this to give? A. — He is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. II Peter i, 9.

Q. 7. — Can one not please God without faith?

A. — Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews ii, 6.

Q. 8. — How precious then, is true faith? A. — That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ. I Peter i, 7.

Q. 9. — What comfort is it to believing souls to abide in faith?

A. — For we which have believed to enter into his rest, &c. Hebrews iv, 3.

Q. 10. — What is threatened the unbelieving?

A. — And to whom sware He that they should not enter into His rest, but to them that believed not. So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. Hebrews iii, 18, 19.

Q. 11. — To what shall faithful souls be kept?

A. — Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. I Peter i, 5. See v, 41.

Q. 12. — By what quality do we reach true justice?

A. — If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed. Romans x, 9, 10, 11.

Q. 13. — When we through faith in Christ Jesus partake of such justice, what is the relation of God to such souls?

A. — Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans v, 1. Q. 14. — Is mere faith of mouth sufficient, without fruits, spirit and life?